British pop superstar Ed Sheeran's 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud did not unlawfully copy Marvin Gaye's classic 1973 song Let's Get It On, a Manhattan jury decides.
British pop superstar Ed Sheeran's 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud did not unlawfully copy Marvin Gaye's classic 1973 song Let's Get It On, a jury in Manhattan federal court has decided in a closely watched copyright lawsuit.
Sheeran's attorneys argued that any similarities between the songs involved basic musical "building blocks" that cannot be copyrighted.Testifying during the trial, Sheeran denied the copyright infringement claims, telling the jury: "I find it really insulting to devote my whole life to being a performer and a songwriter and have someone diminish it."
Sheeran testified that his friend and collaborator Amy Wadge first started strumming the chords for the song during a visit to his home in England, and that they collaborated on the lyrics. Sheeran testified that singers frequently perform such "mash ups," and that he had on other occasions combined his song with Van Morrison's Crazy Love and Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You.Loading...
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